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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the voice from the tree say when Eilonwy shouts down that they are being impolite?
(a) I can't hear you.
(b) Go away.
(c) What do you want?
(d) Come in.

2. What does Gwystyl say his magic powder will do to help Taran and the group?
(a) Create explosions.
(b) Hide their tracks.
(c) Make them invisible.
(d) Create a diversion.

3. Where does Adaon say he got the brooch he wears?
(a) From his daughter.
(b) From his grandmother.
(c) From his betrothed.
(d) From his mother.

4. Where does Doli say the Huntsmen are camped?
(a) Just outside the entrance to Gwystyl's cave.
(b) In the valley below the entrance to Gwystyl's cave.
(c) Over the rise.
(d) Just above the entrance to Gwystyl's cave.

5. Where is Taran when a cheerful voice asks if he'd like to be turned into a toad?
(a) An apparently abandoned cottage.
(b) A forest filled with enchanted trees.
(c) A pig sty filled with talking hogs.
(d) A cave he thought was empty.

6. What does Ellidyr say to Taran after he causes Taran and Melynlas to fall?
(a) That he'll be more ruthless next time.
(b) That Taran should go home before he's hurt.
(c) That Taran had better not tell what happened.
(d) That he didn't mean for them to fall.

7. Where is the cauldron?
(a) In the underworld.
(b) Under the Dark Gate.
(c) In Arawn's workshop.
(d) In the Hall of Warriors.

8. What does Eilonwy say Taran looks like when he's angry?
(a) Like he's too calm.
(b) Like he is about to explode.
(c) Like he swallowed a wasp.
(d) Like he ate a snake.

9. What is the name of Taran's horse?
(a) Melynlas.
(b) Melvin.
(c) Melyngar.
(d) Melugin.

10. What happens to the three Huntsmen chasing Taran and the others?
(a) They lose the trail and go in the wrong direction.
(b) They fall into the bog.
(c) They suddenly fall dead without any reason.
(d) They are killed by Elionwy's arrows.

11. Why is Doli unhappy at the end of the first day of travel?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He misses his fiance.
(c) He has been stuck listening to Smoit.
(d) He hates to ride horseback.

12. What does Adaon say he dreamed about himself during the quest to find the cauldron?
(a) That he was dead at the hand of Taran.
(b) That he was in a boat on a lazy river.
(c) That he was in a glade filled with sunshine and flowers.
(d) That he was riding a fast horse through the rain.

13. What is Taran's task as the story opens?
(a) Washing dishes.
(b) Picking apples.
(c) Feeding the chickens.
(d) Washing the pig.

14. How does Gwydion say he plans to kill the Cauldron-Born?
(a) By killing their leader.
(b) By reversing the process through the cauldron.
(c) He says they can't be killed.
(d) With magic.

15. What does each huntsman have on his forehead?
(a) A golden emblem.
(b) A silver arrow.
(c) A crimson brand.
(d) An orange talisman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the remaining men when one member of the Huntsmen of Annuvin is killed?

2. What are the food items Taran sees inside Gwystyl's cavern?

3. Why does Adaon take over leading the group after only a short distance?

4. What does Gwydion say he plans to seize from Arawn?

5. What does Dallben say are the only things Ellidyr owns?

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